ماء (maa) — "water" in Modern Standard Arabic
ماء
maa'
water
- Topic
- food
- Seen in
- 5 of our stories
"water" in the other dialects
ماء in a sentence
Every sentence below is taken from a story on Parallel Arabic, so you can see how the word behaves in real context rather than in isolation.
فكرة ممتازة، لأنني أحتاج حقاً إلى الوضوء بالماء البارد كي أستعيد نشاطي المفقود قبل تناول تلك الشاورما الساخنة.
Fikra mumtaza, li-annani ahtaju haqqan ila al-wudu' bil-ma' al-barid kay asta'ida nashati al-mafqud qabla tanawul tilka ash-shawarma as-sakhina.
Excellent idea, because I really need to perform ablution with cold water in order to regain my lost energy before eating that hot shawarma.
شربت بعض الماء وتحدثنا
Sharibtu ba'da al-ma'i wa tahaddathna.
I drank some water and we talked.
from A Family Visit
سأطلب بعض الماء بعد قليل عندما يأتي احمد
Sa'atlubu ba'd al-ma' ba'da qaleel 'indama ya'ti Ahmad
I will order some water soon when Ahmed arrives.
from Morning at the Cafe
الوقت طويل جدا و انا اشرب الماء فقط
Al-waqtu taweelun jiddan wa ana ashrabu al-maa'a faqat.
The time is very long and I only drink water.
from Waiting at the Cafe
كان هناك قط صغير يلعب بالماء
Kana hunaka qitt saghir yal'abu bil-ma'
There was a small cat playing with the water
from A Problem at Home
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